Marguerite Davis

Marguerite Davis (September 16, 1887, Racine, Wisconsin - September 19, 1967, Racine, Wisconsin) was the American biochemist, co-discoverer of vitamins A and B with Elmer Verner McCollum in 1913.[1]

She earned the bechelor of science degree in 1910 at the University of California, Berkeley.[2] In 1913, Davis together with McCollum identified

on what they termed fat-soluble A and water-soluble B, renamed later vitamins A and B,[3] after long research on rats.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Chemical & Engineering News: Top Pharmaceuticals: Vitamins". pubs.acs.org. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Elizabeth H. (2007-01-01). Encyclopedia of World Scientists. Infobase Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 9781438118826.
  3. ↑ Harvey, Joyce; Ogilvie, Marilyn (2000-07-27). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to the Mid-Twentieth Century. Taylor & Francis. p. 674. ISBN 9780203801451.
  4. ↑ Frankenburg, Frances Rachel (2009-01-01). Vitamin Discoveries and Disasters: History, Science, and Controversies. ABC-CLIO. p. 6. ISBN 9780313354755.

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